Danish film wins main prize at KVFF

The 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival closed on Saturday with a gala award-giving ceremony. The festival’s main prize went to the Danish film Terribly Happy directed by Henrik Ruben Genz, that tells the story of a young police officer from Copenhagen who is banished to a small town for professional misconduct. The Best Director award went to Russian Alexei Uchitel for his film Captive while the Special Jury Award went to The Photograph by Indonesian director Nan Triveni Achnas. The Best Actress and Best Actor awards went to Czech actress Martha Issová and actor Jiří Mádl for their roles in the Czech film Night Owls. Czech-born film director Ivan Passer, 75, who chaired the grand jury, was presented with the Crystal Globe Award for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema.